Photo: Sociotard · CC BY 3.0Living in Shelley, ID: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in Shelley comes from the City of Shelley water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, 9.1 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Shelley, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Shelley.
Water comes from City of Shelley water system
The City of Shelley water system supplies almost all of Shelley. It draws ground water and serves 4,409 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.0 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. ID6060071.
6 home internet providers serve Shelley
100% of 1,539 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 89% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fybercom | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 100% | 10,000/10,000 |
| Sparklight | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/50 |
| Anthem Broadband | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 96% | 1,000/1,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 66% | 10/1 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 86% | 50/10 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 26% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Shelley’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Shelley.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Shelley is in Shelley Joint School District 60.
B+School gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Shelley is in ZIP code 83274
ZIP codes where Shelley residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Shelley | ZIP’s residents in Shelley |
|---|---|---|---|
| 83274 | Shelley, ID | 100% | 45% |
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Shelley
Who supplies Shelley’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Shelley water system (EPA ID ID6060071). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
What internet providers serve Shelley?
Fybercom, Sparklight, Anthem Broadband, CenturyLink, Rise Broadband, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Shelley?
83274. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Shelley in?
Shelley Joint School District 60.
How do I register to vote in Shelley?
In Idaho you can register online until 11 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (received 11 days before). Elections here are run by the Bingham County Clerk. Check your registration at elections.sos.idaho.gov.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.